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Prisons are busting Pennsylvania’s budget

• February 2, 2011

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Regulation

Reviewing the Evidence on Liquor Privatization

• February 1, 2011

CF President & CEO Matt Brouillette will be debating Wendell Young, President of the UFCW 1776 (the state liquor store employee union) on liquor privatization on PCN TV tonight…

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Education

Union Dues for More Lobbyists

• Nathan Benefield
• February 1, 2011

Last month, the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) announced it was raising mandatory dues on teachers and school employees by 11%. Where is that money going? You’d better believe…

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Midstate residents split on bike and walking projects: waste of resources or solid path toward future

• January 31, 2011

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Education

School Choice & Competition Improve ALL Schools

• January 31, 2011

On Friday, Andrew Lefevre blogged about a woman who was sentenced to jail for lying about her zip code in hopes of sending her daughters to a better school.

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Taxes & Economy

Environoia Steals Steeler Thunder

• January 31, 2011

National sport championship games such as the World Series or Super Bowl often bring out the mayors or governors of the contenders’ cities for bets on their home teams, usually…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Criminal Justice Reform Needed

• January 31, 2011

Auditor General Wagner has warned the Governor and state legislators to begin using alternative-sentencing instead of long-term prison sentences for non-violent offenders, in order to control the ballooning prison…

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Retiree medical benefits could plague future budgets

• January 30, 2011

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You Know That There is Something Wrong with the Education System if?

• January 28, 2011

You’re willing to risk going to jail in order to send your child to a better school. A national story out of Ohio that broke earlier this week has the…

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Taxes & Economy

Counties Lobby for Marcellus Tax (Fee)

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 28, 2011

This week, county officials repeatedly asked the Senate Majority Policy Committee for more revenue, principally from a “fee” on natural gas extraction. Of the 12 testifiers speaking on local…

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Education

Friendly Mis-Fire on School Choice

• Nathan Benefield
• January 28, 2011

In a column, Chris Freind attacked Senate Bill 1, the Piccola-Williams “Opportunity Scholarship Act.” Having obviously neglected to tune into our webcast on SB 1 with Sen. Piccola,…

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A Response to the Pennsylvania School Boards Association

• January 27, 2011

The Pennsylvania School Board Association has indicated that one of its main objections to SB 1 is that there is no provision in the bill that will require private…

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Education

Sen. Piccola and Matt Brouillette Discuss School Choice in PA

• Nathan Benefield
• January 27, 2011

If you missed our webcast discussing Senate Bill 1 and school choice with Sen. Jeff Piccola, you can watch a replay here.

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Education

New Ad Takes on Teacher Unions

• January 27, 2011

A new full page advertisement for school choice is appearing in newspapers throughout the state this week. Cutting straight to the point, the ad goes after teacher unions and school…

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Taxes & Economy

Minimum Wage Insanity

• January 27, 2011

Let’s start with sanity, some logic. Theorem: A firm cannot pay workers more than the value that they add to the firm and remain in business.Corollary 1: Imposing a…

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Obama and corporate America: A new bond?

• January 27, 2011

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Education

Does School Choice Violate The Pennsylvania Constitution?

• Nathan Benefield
• January 26, 2011

Good video from PA Independent on the Constitutionality of school vouchers in Pennsylvania, with Dick Komer, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice.

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State senators push state bill on school choice

• January 26, 2011

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Ways to close Pennsylvania’s budget gap

• January 25, 2011

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Government Accountability

Spending Transparency on the Fast Track in PA

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 25, 2011

Yesterday, Rep. Christiana’s PennWATCH proposal passed the House State Government Committee along with a number of reform measures designed to bring more transparency to state spending. The legislation (HB 15) is scheduled…

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Taxes & Economy

Wind Energy Deal Blows Away

• January 25, 2011

Scrutinize the realities of costly and inefficient wind energy projects (and most alternative energy projects, for that matter) in public spheres where tough questions can be asked — like in…

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